bmelt 2022
this year was just ok. no albums over a 4/5 ;__; |
| 75 |  | Miscreance
Convergence
75-51 HONORABLE MENTIONS UNRANKED
technical thrash metal |
| 74 |  | Verberis
Adumbration of the Veiled Logos
black metal with Ulcerate’s drummer |
| 73 |  | Rejoice! The Light Has Come
Untitled EP II
dissonant death metal / colin marston-core |
| 72 |  | Rachika Nayar
Heaven Come Crashing
ambient electronic |
| 71 |  | Dehks?Esperance
My devotion to lust, horror and satanic orders
lofi / post-punk / black metal |
| 70 |  | Abolizion
Cosmic Waves of Despair
dissonant death metal |
| 69 |  | Duster
Together
slow-core |
| 68 |  | Angry Son
4 songs
skramz |
| 67 |  | SVMMERCAMP
Willow
pop rap
not usually my thing but the passion is undeniable |
| 66 |  | Piri Reis
Ritma
skramz |
| 65 |  | Cult of Youth
With Open Arms
post punk / folk |
| 64 |  | Vauruva
Por Nós da Ventania
nature black metal |
| 63 |  | Ancient Death
Sacred Vessel
(cosmic) death metal |
| 62 |  | Daniel Avery
Ultra Truth
self-proclaimed 'left field techno' this should honestly be in my top 50 ngl |
| 61 |  | Spiral Staircase
Visions Shifting Form
black metal |
| 60 |  | Congealed Putrescence
Within the Ceaseless Murk
death metal ffo tomb mold |
| 59 |  | Astral Tomb
Soulgazer
cosmic death metal that's honestly a mess but has some really strong sections |
| 58 |  | Cabinet
Pt. III: Get In... (Enter the Cabinet)
murky death metal that's really fun |
| 57 |  | Clairvoyance
Threshold of Nothingness
death metal |
| 56 |  | Messa
Close
nice doom with some pretty and fitting vocals |
| 55 |  | Endless Loss
Bloodletting Narcotic Divination
bestial war metal. this scratched the same itch Impetuous Ritual does, sort of. can't wait to hear a full-length from these boyos |
| 54 |  | Discordant Meditation
Anticosmic Womb
dissonant first then kind of progressive second. death metal |
| 53 |  | Stiletto Sun
Disjecta Membra
experimental black metal with memorable melodies |
| 52 |  | Alex G
God Save The Animals
feel good indie folk / indie rock / it's alex g |
| 51 |  | Diamanda Galas
Broken Gargoyles
avant-garde / experimental vocals. i FUCKING love that she is still doing this, never change |
| 50 |  | Government
Prepare Thyself to Deal with Treacle
TOP 50 RANKED
experimental / this is too fresh for me and I need more time even after two spins.. but it's great |
| 49 |  | Jouissance Morbide
Sublimation
progressive black metal |
| 48 |  | ikiuni
ikiuni
odd death metal / not experimental but different. some of the genre tags on BC are 'looking glass', and 'slow dance' big mood |
| 47 |  | Folly (USA-NY)
Oubliette
microtonal black metal ala jute gyte or this years scarcity |
| 46 |  | Small Animal Hospital
sloth lung
skramz |
| 45 |  | Aeviterne
The Ailing Facade
industrial death metal / not as good as flourishing but nice still |
| 44 |  | The Chasm
The Scars of a Lost Reflective Shadow
death metal / kind of feels like a return to form after their last album some years ago was instrumental and a little forgettable |
| 43 |  | City of Caterpillar
Mystic Sisters
post hardcore / emo |
| 42 |  | -S-
Dom, w którym mieszkał Wąż
avant-garde |
| 41 |  | Triumvir Foul
Onslaught to Seraphim
cavernous death metal / honestly surprised by this one, might be my favorite album by them |
| 40 |  | Osserp
Els Nous Cants de la Sibil·la
meaty grind / death metal |
| 39 |  | Knoll
Metempiric
deathgrind? the vocals are dope too |
| 38 |  | RAMIREZ
The Tragedy Of A Clown
rap that has no right being this fun / it's not game changing but its a jam |
| 37 |  | Pyrithe
Monuments to Impermanence
post-sludge / death metal
not my usual cup of tea but this goes in |
| 36 |  | Chat Pile
God's Country
noise sludge etc |
| 35 |  | Nechochwen
Kanawha Black
folk-y black metal |
| 34 |  | Doldrum
The Knocking, Or The Story of…
progressive black metal .. kind of. ffo of Virus |
| 33 |  | Nocturnal Triumph
Nocturnal Triumph
black metal |
| 32 |  | Kexelur
Llave a las profundidades...
psychedelic black metal from Chile. found myself coming back to this one often |
| 31 |  | Inanna
Void of Unending Depths
progressive death metal / and after 10 years between albums they don't disappoint |
| 30 |  | Flaming Ouroboros
Ethereal Timbre
triumphant black metal |
| 29 |  | Pale Spektre
Bereft of Xerotic Layers
progressive black metal |
| 28 |  | Scarcity
Aveilut
microtonal black metal |
| 27 |  | Unyielding Love
Flesh of the Furnace
dissonant death metal |
| 26 |  | Yeule
Glitch Princess
post pop? |
| 25 |  | Hate Forest
Innermost
black metal |
| 24 |  | Zoh Amba
Bhakti
avant-garde jazz |
| 23 |  | Predatory Light
Death and the Twilight Hours
first wave black metal / aloof-academy |
| 22 |  | Whatever The Weather
Whatever The Weather
idm / ambient / techno |
| 21 |  | Arizmenda
Spiders Lust in the Dungeon's Dust
black metal |
| 20 |  | Gospel
The Loser
post hardcore / what a comeback |
| 19 |  | Ashenspire
Hostile Architecture
avant-garde black metal |
| 18 |  | Artificial Brain
Artificial Brain
cosmic death metal / the weakest of their last 3 but its Art Brain, still fire |
| 17 |  | Avantdale Bowling Club
TREES
hip hop / with jazz-y instrumentation |
| 16 |  | Blut Aus Nord
Lovecraftian Echoes
dissonant death/black metal / my favorite release from this artist in some time. those riffs are otherworldly. iirc this release turned out so good a whole side-project spawned from this |
| 15 |  | Pensees Nocturnes
Douce Fange
avant-garde black metal |
| 14 |  | Sunrise Patriot Motion
Black Fellflower Stream
gothic / black metal |
| 13 |  | Naked Flames
Miracle in Transit
techno / trance
the baseline on pan matsuri is everything |
| 12 |  | Faceless Burial
At The Foothills Of Deliration
death metal / this owns |
| 11 |  | Negative Plane
The Pact
first wave black metal. I guess this was the year of comebacks eh? over 10 years since their last one and they knocked it out of the park |
| 10 |  | Effluence
Sarmat
free-jazz / avant-garde
this is fucking nuts for cowboy butts. definitely a challenging listen, or at least one that demands your attention. very interesting and exciting, you either love it or hate it |
| 9 |  | Daeva (USA-PA)
Through Sheer Will And Black Magic…
thrash-y black metal
crazy energy and sick riffs all day, even the drums are exceptional. your one-stop to fun |
| 8 |  | Huerco S
Plonk
Idm / electronic etc
this album reminds me of my favorite works from Shinichi Atobe. and while on the surface it may appear meandering and too aloof for it's own good this album went places with me this year, consistently coming back into rotation every couple of weeks. |
| 7 |  | Sunset (USA-MI)
Sunset
psychedelic black metal
at first glance i thought this was some weak-ass dungeon synth album but this is more like if the bands Darkspace and Blattaria had a baby. It’s like getting sucked into a black hole but as you're getting violently de-atomized you don’t see black, you see the most vibrant colors. definitely a headphones album that has a lot of nuance and surprises under the rough, blistering exterior. an album that rewards the more time you spend with it. those 'HIIIIIIYAAAAAAAAHHHhhhhhhh' vocals never fail to put a smile on my face |
| 6 |  | Sam Gendel
blueblue
guitar jazz
cool as a cucumber. it's very accessible for how minimal it feels at first. this was also an album I took with me everywhere the last quarter of the year. to san Francisco, to new york, and to mexico. peaceful, meditative, and reminds me of my happiest times from this year. anyways, it's a really good album and earns this spot |
| 5 |  | Silvana Estrada
Marchita
latin folk
so this album really snuck up on me at the end of the year and it's most definitely one of the highlights of the year. a debut thats beautiful and delicate, always led forward by a small but bright fire. an example of an album being greater than the sum of it's parts and I look forward to hearing where Silvana goes after this |
| 4 |  | Vothana
Trò chơi kết thúc / Game Over
black metal
so this guy has created some of the most emotional and triumphant riffs that I've heard in black metal and this album brings more of that. it really has no right being this catchy while also being as abrasive as it is. though, he's a total goober and has some hateful ideologies. I'm not going to get into it here, but this is apparently his final album after an almost 20 year career. so bye, thank you and fuck you |
| 3 |  | Natalia Lafourcade
De Todas las Flores
latin folk
dreamy, romantic, and vibrant. wows i love Natalia, she has really grown and refined her style while also instrumentally paying homage to classic mexican artists like Juan Gabriel and Vicente Fernadez to name a few. she has a strong catalogue and this stands among her best. you can tell through her music that she is an old soul with a young heart |
| 2 |  | Urushiol
Pools of Green Fire
death metal / experimental / noise
lol so this isn't as off the wall as something like Effluence (there is overlap here) but it's less devastating on the senses and more.. I don't know, streamlined I guess. funnily enough, this is a wonderful palate cleanser too. i'm almost certain this will sound like total bs to you at first, and you'd be right. i'm at a certain threshold for what I choose to listen to and this album is a reflection staring back at me wondering how the hell did we get here? it's strangely hypnotizing and almost not even metal at some points. I can't sell this to you and i'm not going to try to. ffo: Skin Tension, Effluence, and Q'uq'umatz |
| 1 |  | Lynyn
Lexicon
electronic / idm
this album offers a bunch of different flavors and the album gets weirdly addicting after a while. skee mask's b-sides from this year didn't really do it for me so this was a good substitution after playing 2021's Pool to death. I got desensitzed from having a single release to go to for all types of different electro, this did that for me |
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